AUm fci ii Mill auu 1 Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County VOL IX. MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST J6, 1923 NO. 45 1 ftU &L. W. E. Wilson Dead Shortly after their arrival home from Portland last Friday evening after a few day's visit with their parents and on busi ness, K. E. Wilson received a telephone message announcing the death of his father. W. E. Wilson. Mr. Wilson had suffer ed a paralytic stroke about a year ago, from w hich he had riot, entirely recovered, but was in ordinarily good health. He has several lime been a Maupin vis itor, and seldom arc father and son more devoted to each other than were W. E. and 11. E. Wil son. 0. F. Renick drove Ihe car for Mr. Wilson Saturday morning on their return to Fort-land. NEWS HEMS OF LOCAL IMTOT 'The HOME PHSICIAN AND GUIDE TO HEALTH This work every home can afford and should have. It is a popular treatise on the cause and prevention of disease. The vol ume is not intended lo take the place of the family physician, but to enable ' the reader to cooperate with him in an intelligent way. Little has been said about medicine in the cure of disease.. This is in harmony with the latest findings of medical men w ho are turning from drugs to Nature's methods. The score and more of contributors to this book, each a specialist in the subject upon which he writes, who have studied the home and know its needs, makes this the most practical and up-to date medical book published. Illustrated with 16 plates in color and more than 220 other clrawnings and photographs 872 pages. EDITORIAL STAFF Newton Evans, I. S., M. li Percy T. Magan, Ph. B., M. 1). Geo. T. Thoaiaaou, M. D., L.R.C.S., L. R. CP., F.A.C.S. Fo,r further information write ROY. 0. CHURCH Maupin Times Maupin, Oregon Shamko Public Schools Open Monday, September 3rd Schultia L. Slay tor, IntennediatejThelma E. Bouncy, Primary Standard High School Clyde T. Ronney, Principal Commercial Subjects given in addition to the regular high school work High School Orchestra and Glee Club Athletics will be encouraged, the leading games will be taught and if the attendance is sufficient, football, baseball and track teams will ba organized. Application has been made for membership in the Sherman-Gilliam county athletic league. Student Body Organization and Other Regular High School Activities Every effort will be made to assist worthy pupils desiring to secure high school training. Fur further particulars write the principal at Tygh Valley. Attest: G. II. REEDER, Clerk J. C. ADAMS, Chairman Saturday morning when hur rying.to make a start to the Irvin Morris fire, two accidents occurred at Job Crabtrce's that very painful as well discontinu ing combine operationsjthis week A horse kicked" Andy Brown, who was unhitching them, and Jesse Crabtee, trying to hold the lines was thrown about twenty feet, bruising an elbow badly. Get Rid of the Flies. Dlack Flag, Fly Tox or Buhach for flies and mosquitoes for sale at Maupin Drug Store. A haystack at the Irvin Morris place burned about 9 o'clock ! Saturday morning. Nearly all ! !he men in Maupin answered the call to help keep the (ire out of oilier grain. P ithing Caps, 25, 35 and 50 cenis -Maupin Drug Store. l!.;i"S Shattuck and F. C. But ler n'ured to Clear Lake, tak ing Mi .;. Butler and Mrs. Shat- tuck aii J the latter a- parents who are enjoying the cool moun tain atmosphere. Power concrete mixer for Rent Saves the wages of 4 tnen Shattuck Pi- s. Cyril Frah'y suffered a dislo cated wrist Sunday morning when crankie'g a Ford. W.I). Robe: is and family of Freeda moved Saturday into the little cottage on ihifur avenue. Portland Painles., Densist, 305 Second St., The Dalle?, Oregon, over Linqiust Jewc.rv Store. Rooms 1, 2, 3. Mrs. A. Locke and children returned from their homestead last night. Good fall and winter pasture ai reasonaoie rates ior a nencii of cattle or horses. This hv. a along the river A. F. Marlji Friday and Saturday of las! week marked the commencement of real August weather. Hither to this month had been more like October. Temperature vet, terday and today reached 10G. Cash buyers waiting. If you want to sell let me hear your proposition II. L. Morris Leave Watch Repairing at. Maupin Drug Store. Reasonable prices. Roy 0. Church, a pre-medical student of Walla Walla College is in this vicinity for a few days his vacation Ind occupying his time taking orders for a good class of books. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Staats returned home today. Quite a number were up from Portland Saturday and Sunday, making some handsome catches of fish. Shattuck Bros, have given their gasoline pump a bright; new coat of paint. Miss Bostract from Albany who is to have charge of the primary room of Lhe local school was here Tuesday. S- N. Hill is making two trips to Maupin daily with a truck of lumber. This is being ship ped over the 0. W. R. It. to out side lumber merchants. Dam Under Construction nasho mail TucSday. Mr. Height, a goveri ment trapper, brought a fine cub bear over from Simnasho Tuuday, taking it to Maupin from where ho shipped it to a zoo in Wash ington D. C. Isham West and the Walters The dam across the spring; branch a few yards below theS present W. II. Staats summer! bop were fishing in the moun cottage has the past week made' lains Sunday. a very visible start on construc tion. Woodcock Bros, have been hauling lumber and cement, also several tons of steel beams and most of this is up in the "shape of framework for the dam which will be about 20 feet high, more than ten feet thick at the most narrow point, the top. The skeleton of I beam steel is each piece imbedded in a base of. concrete reachinc six fe.it beneath the base of the dam, aaranged one of these every ight feet and braced with angles of like steel also anchor ed in this way. On this will be constructed a doubl wall of two inch plank treated with asphalt and the space between the walls filled with concrete. This seemingly formidable structure will then be reinforced with a stone fill 30 feet wide at the base and ten feet at the top. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sharpe spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brittain of Warnic. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and daughter of Maupin were up this way Sunday. Henry Gardner who has spent some months here with his brother-in-law, Geo. Claymier, loft Monday for North Dakota, expecting to go on to Indiana in the fall. Rev. Parker and family were in Maupin on business Monday and visited at the Richmond home wile there. Jim Mace is here land this week. from Port- Wapinitia BUTLER'S ' Everything for the Table I We are. receiving - fresh peaches daily from the Do tij Camp-Greene and Richtrd Johnson orchards. We have contracted the acrs en both orchards. Will be prepared to (ill your orders with nice fresh stuff at the right price. We will be pleased to receive your orders now and till them as the peaches ripen. We have also contracted the L. I). Kelly tomato crop. The crop will not be as large as last year, and will be several days before they are ripe. I Tonialocs willbe very scarce due to the lilite which 1 is billing the crops in all thn stains A t.tttt.t? for crops in all the states. A T.ITTLF! Ain k p;-buy your canned tomatoes NOW next year. 1 vi Jbd o "K- -' vrnrv ncer YELLOW PINCIL wUMRs RED BAND 'EA GLEPENOl CO. MZWYORX.U.S.A " nthe KitilAtCtr.CWIAJASOIlllRtCJIitFJU MADE BV 1HL LARGEST PENCIL FACTORY , 4 'A Word reached here Tuesday that Lott Parker had died Aug ust 9th at Fresno, Cal. Mr. Parker was well known in this locality, having spent several years here engaged in butcher ing and delivering meat. He was born in Indiana 63 years ago Came to Oregon from Missouri in 1882. For about 14 years he made his home in Clackamas county near Sandy. He lived for a few years in Crook county near Haystack, also at Madras About ten years ago he went to California and ' has made his home at Sawyer where he has a brother, D. V, Parker, formerly of Wapiniiia. Four days pre vioui to his death he was strick en with paralyui '. Below are two numbers of our grocery stock that we pleased to recommend to. our customers. Dependable Coffee and White King Washing Machine roa. We have the Ball Mason and Be.ll Ideal-with the glass top. No made than Da!!, better jars RIV We your service ( 'oimnand Sill Mrs II. S: Won 1 and daught ers of Koaeburg arrived Satur day and and are Mating at the home of the formei's mother, Mrs. Johny Sinclair, Art Fubeck who been working fori). Woodside left for Portland Monday in In.; car. Dad Coale and Buck II arpiiari of Maupin went through here Sunday on a trip to the mountains. Dr. Stovall and family of Maupin passed through here a few days ago on their, way to the mountains for an outing. Aaron Davis and family of Maupin visited Sunday at the Sam Apling home at Pine Grove. The Indians of Simnasho ob served their huckleberry feast last week. Mrs. N. G. Hedin entertained her Sunday School clasu with a party at her home in Pine Grove last Tuesday. Nova assisted her mother with the game and re freshments. Mr. and Mrs. Perle Fvick re turned . from their vavation at Seaside Suesday. A little daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Retherford iast Wednesday- J. M. O'Brien is threshing for L. M. Woodside. Herb Lcwi3 returned Tuesday from Clear Lake where he had bsen fiishing. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews of Simnasho were in Maupin Tues day. J. I. Parker parried the Sim- MPKCIAL, 25 liars Swift's White Laundry Soap $1 ce Cream - Soft Brio Billiards and Pool Our lee Cream Sodas are the best in town A Bottle of Blitz just hits (the spot) Harpliam Confectionery Business i! adqu arters Come to -us with yeur financial problems. We will Le glad to help as far as consistent with sound banking principles, If you arc interested in the dairy business we Iievj a booklet, "The Cow the Mother of Prosperity," that you will be interested in. At,k for your copy. fanpin Stale Bank We Strive to Merit Approval v. J